As most people are probably aware of, there is a wave of bad weather hitting all over the country. Sad part about it is the idea that we were not immune from this weather either. A few days ago the temps went up into the 70s, giving us some good weather for enjoying the outdoors. But just like any good weather you get in the dead of winter there's either going to be some shitty rainy stormy weather right after that brief spell of Indian Summer, or in our case, super cold and snow. After the warm weather there were predictions that a cold front coming through along with some shitty weather. Of course it ended up coming out that it might snow. For the most part we would just get some rain, along with the cold, which would make for some uncomfortable conditions, but nothing like this shit we woke up to. Yesterday the weather was already starting to go down in the temps, enough that it was flurrying and sprinkling a little bit. We was going to try to go to the junkyard since we need to hunt down some replacement parts for the Tracker after Evel Knievel aka The Ole Lady slid the vehicle off a curve and into a tree, tearing up the right front quarter and everything associated with that side. Well in the process of heading in that direction, the conditions were slowly deteriorating more and more. The junkyard ended up being closed, having closed early due to bad weather. Bridges were getting iced over. We ended up getting some food and heading back home as the weather. After having come back I took a little time to strip the damaged metal and other stuff from the Tracker before saying "Fuck this shit" and heading back inside to a warm fire and some warm food. But fast forward to today and we have snow and ice everywhere. Everybody with any sense shut their stores down. No one was in the streets unless they needed to be. We sure as hell wasn't going anywhere. In the mean time we did head up to the garage to take care of some other small business since there really wasn't much else we was gonna be doing. We picked up some car dollies from Harbor Freight and still needed to assemble these so they'll be ready for use when the 65 Mustang is pulled up there. I also had some accessories from the F150's engine that I wanted to pull up to the garage for when I reassemble the replacement Ford engine for that truck. Lastly I had some scrap metal I had to bring back down to stage in their respective places. We spent a few moments in the garage since despite the shitty conditions outside it was actually comfortable inside. Even without heat in the garage it was warm enough inside that I was starting to sweat under my sweatshirt/flannel quilted shirt combo. We did manage to get all the tools cleaned up and back on shelves and in the tool box. These were the tools that were all over floor during the time I was doing serious work on the Dodge. Even though I'll still be working on the Dodge, I decided to get the tools and a number of other miscellaneous items picked up from the floor around the driver's side of the car. Since I will end up needing to move the Dodge around when I do bring the 65 Mustang up, it would make sense to get the floors cleaned up as much as possible prior to this work so I'm not wasting time moving shit around while trying to move a dead car up there and move an engine crane around to remove a whole power train from said dead car. We also got the F150 parts staged by the Ford engine so everything is organized and ready for work in their respective spots. Even the chickens weren't really having it in this weather. Most of them were literally cooped up until our presence let them know that it was time to eat. Only then did they come out. We had to put water bowls with hot water in them so the birds will be able to get some warm liquid water. Even though the water line going to the car coops was still dribbling, the low pressure side of the water lines was frozen and showing no sign of thawing out even with hot water poured on them. Since it was low pressure we'll just have to wing it and hope the low pressure water in the lines doesn't cause any damage to the PVC pipe. I did have to pour hot water on the faucet in the chicken yard to thaw it out before leaving it open enough to trickle while it stays cold. All in all, this was a day full of "FUCK THIS SHIT". Couldn't drive anywhere with the ice on the roads. Even if we did make it through the ice gauntlet nothing that we needed to go to was open. Even if we did make it to the places we wanted to go and get what we wanted to get the temps were too low to be able to do anything before our hands and feet froze over. Because it was so cold outside even in the garage the mood was full of "FUCK THIS SHIT". In the end we ended up just pooing around the house doing general cleanup and hauling wood inside every couple of hours. We did still get some stuff done but not what I would've wanted to get done. Hopefully the next day will be a little better, even if in the idea that the icy conditions slightly improve enough to be able to leave without the risk of dying frozen death upside down in a ditch off the highway waiting for rescue that will never come because no one else in their right mind would be caught dead in this shit. So in closing, FUCK THIS SHIT!
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